Excerpt from documentary following several unknown actors as they attempt to become movie and TV stars (or, at least, make a living by acting). Sequences include actors working their day jobs (mostly in food service), going to auditions, waiting for acting work at SchwabÂs Drugstore, etc. Also features several famous actors discussing what it takes to be successful in Hollywood, including Tab Hunter, Shelly Winters, and Sally Kirkland.

This segment features Shelley Winters and Sally Kirkland. Winters, a close friend and godmother of Kirkland, gives career advice to the young actress, who is just trying to get her career going and is worried about her appearance.


This movie is part of the collection: Media Burn

Director: directed and written by Frank Cavestani
Producer: Tom Weinberg, Laura Cavestani, Jodi Sibert
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: Behind the Scenes
Contact Information: info@mediaburn.org, http://www.mediaburn.org

Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs

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Reviewer: kilre - - September 23, 2007
Subject: I hate Shelly Winers
but this is okay.

Reviewer: ERD - - March 27, 2006
Subject: Interesting
I found these interviews very interesting, giving an insight into the world of actors.